Economy Set 1 MCQs

Economy GK

Economy Set 1 MCQs

Practice Economy GK MCQs on basic economic concepts including economy, economics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, goods and services, demand and supply, factors of production, opportunity cost, economic activities, sectors of economy and other fundamental concepts frequently asked in SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, JKPSC, Police, Defence and other competitive examinations.

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Question #881
A monopolist maximizes profit at the level of output where:
A. AC is minimum
B. AR = AC
C. MR = MC
D. MC = AR
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
A monopolist maximizes profit by producing where marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
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Question #882
Under monopoly, price in equilibrium is typically:
A. zero
B. greater than marginal cost
C. less than marginal cost
D. equal to marginal cost
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
A monopolist charges a price greater than marginal cost and earns supernormal profit.
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Question #883
First-degree price discrimination occurs when a monopolist:
A. charges a single uniform price
B. charges each consumer the maximum price they are willing to pay
C. charges different prices in different markets
D. sells in bulk at a lower price
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
First-degree price discrimination, also called perfect price discrimination, charges each consumer their maximum willingness to pay.
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Question #884
Excess capacity is a characteristic feature of which market structure?
A. Monopolistic competition
B. Monopoly
C. Pure competition
D. Perfect competition
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Firms in monopolistic competition produce below optimum capacity, leading to excess capacity.
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Question #885
A cartel is an example of:
A. non-collusive oligopoly
B. monopolistic competition
C. perfect competition
D. collusive oligopoly
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
A cartel is a formal collusive arrangement among oligopolistic firms to fix prices and output.
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Question #886
A monopsony is a market situation with:
A. a single buyer
B. many buyers and sellers
C. two sellers
D. a single seller
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
A monopsony is a market structure in which there is only one buyer of a good or service.
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Question #887
A price ceiling set below the equilibrium price generally results in:
A. surplus
B. equilibrium
C. increase in supply
D. shortage
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
A price ceiling below equilibrium creates excess demand or a shortage.
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Question #888
A price floor set above the equilibrium price generally creates:
A. surplus
B. increase in demand
C. no change
D. shortage
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
A price floor above equilibrium creates excess supply or a surplus.
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Question #889
Deadweight loss in economics refers to:
A. depreciation of capital
B. loss of total welfare due to market inefficiency
C. loss of revenue to the government
D. loss suffered by a monopolist
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Deadweight loss is the loss of economic welfare due to inefficiency such as taxes, price controls or monopoly.
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Question #890
The free-rider problem is associated with:
A. public goods
B. club goods
C. common resources
D. private goods
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Public goods are non-excludable, so individuals can benefit without paying, creating the free-rider problem.
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Question #891
A negative externality occurs when:
A. private cost exceeds social cost
B. social cost exceeds private cost
C. private benefit equals social benefit
D. social benefit exceeds private benefit
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
A negative externality arises when social cost exceeds private cost, e.g. pollution.
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Question #892
The Coase theorem suggests that private bargaining can solve externality problems if:
A. transaction costs are low and property rights are clearly defined
B. the market is monopolized
C. transaction costs are high and property rights are unclear
D. the government imposes taxes
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Coase theorem states that with low transaction costs and clearly defined property rights, private parties can resolve externalities.
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Question #893
A Pigouvian tax is imposed to:
A. encourage production of positive externality goods
B. increase imports
C. reduce government revenue
D. internalize the external cost of a negative externality
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
A Pigouvian tax is levied to make producers internalize the external cost of negative externalities.
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Question #894
Marginal revenue product of labour is calculated as:
A. AP of labour divided by wage
B. MP of labour multiplied by marginal revenue
C. total product multiplied by wage
D. marginal cost divided by output
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Marginal revenue product of labour equals marginal product of labour multiplied by marginal revenue.
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Question #895
Economic rent is the payment to a factor of production:
A. equal to its transfer earnings
B. above its transfer earnings
C. equal to zero
D. below its transfer earnings
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Economic rent is the surplus paid to a factor over and above its transfer earnings.
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Question #896
Quasi-rent is associated with:
A. fixed factors in the short run
B. land in the long run
C. labour only
D. money supply
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Quasi-rent is the short-run return to a fixed factor of production.
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Question #897
Human capital refers to:
A. natural resources
B. financial assets of a country
C. physical machinery used in production
D. the stock of skills, education and health embodied in workers
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Human capital is the stock of skills, education and health embodied in workers that enhances productivity.
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Question #898
In the circular flow of income, leakages include:
A. saving, taxes and imports
B. income and output
C. investment and exports
D. consumption and government spending
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Leakages from the circular flow are saving, taxes and imports.
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Question #899
In the circular flow of income, injections include:
A. investment, government expenditure and exports
B. saving, taxes and imports
C. consumption and saving
D. wages and rent
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Injections into the circular flow are investment, government expenditure and exports.
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Question #900
In an open economy, aggregate demand is given by:
A. C + S + T
B. C + I - G
C. C + I + G + (X - M)
D. I + G + M
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
In an open economy, aggregate demand is C + I + G + (X - M).
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